Planning A Farmstead Layout For Practical Comfort
A Breeders' Gazette plan outlines placing farm buildings 300 feet behind the house to reduce smells and noise while keeping them accessible. It details a main cattle barn with a concrete feedlot, a double corncrib with buggy shed, horse stable, grass paddocks, and a pig and sheep yard with an iron-roofed 60 foot span for tool storage. It suggests a wagon shed, a south meadow sweep, and scattered trees, noting not all buildings must rise at once.
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Jine
Breeders' Gazette
Intensive farming reality and earnings from careful land use
The article argues intensive farming is a proven method to maximize yields on limited land. It emphasizes close, personal land care, labor investment, and the belief that dedication, not fewer workers, boosts output and farm income while improving soil health.
Corn Fodder For Winter Feed On The Farm
The note discusses using corn fodder during winter on the ordinary farm. It suggests from a dozen to twenty cows on milk and warns it will soon be too late to cut fodder for best feed as the season advances.
Fertilizing the Soil Requires Moisture and Deep Placement
An expert notes fertilizers do no good in dry soil where moisture is absent. Surface application and dust mulching waste nutrients, especially organic matter, as chemical processes burn them. In vineyards on sandy dry soil, moisture must be present to release nutrients, and irrigation or deeper incorporation is essential.
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Thomas C. Wallace
California
Corn Harvester Invention Promises Efficient Harvest
An illustrated note describes a one row corn cutter that will perform well in harvest. The device is simple to build and is expected to deliver astonishing efficiency in field use.
Homemade guiding arm suits small farmers for corn harvest
The article describes a homemade guiding arm that collects stalks on a platform and throws them at intervals, offering a practical, inexpensive solution for small farmers. It notes that professional harvesters do work faster but the presented device fills a niche for those with limited corn to cut and low cost.
Farm Advice on Cattle Care and Milk Quality
The article stresses turning a cow dry a month or six weeks before calving, avoiding milking near freshening, not adding anything to milk to prevent souring, and relying on clean, cold preservation. It urges keeping only healthy cows, removing sick animals, and adding only disease-free stock, with a call to strive for the best locally. It ends with a note that neglecting proper care harms a farmer’s reputation.
Description of a poisonous weed Gipory Seas
A Farm Life advisory describes the spotted cowbane or water hemlock as a poisonous plant growing two to five feet tall in wet places. It warns it is dangerous to children and livestock, with tuberous roots resembling cow horns. The article urges immediate digging up by the roots and careful disposal to prevent exposure.
Corn Smut Infection and Control in Corn Crops
Corn smut infects above ground and spreads via spores carried by wind and dew. Removal involves picking and burning smut balls, as seeds cannot be treated effectively. manure may worsen conditions by supplying growth material for the sporagia.
Sparrow Pest Uses Crow Nests to End Nuisance
A rural tale describes Peter’s odd method to curb sparrows by encouraging crows to raid other birds. After a harsh winter, sparrows overrun orchards and woods, forcing replanting and crop loss. Crows raid nests for meat, leaving sparrows eliminated but harming other birds.
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Peter
Fruiting Cucumber Vines and Pollination Explained
The Colorado Agricultural College notes two flower types on cucumber vines. Male blossoms provide pollen for pistillate female blossoms which bear miniature fruit. Outdoor insects pollinate, indoors hand pollination may be required. To fruit well, keep plants vigorous with rich soil and steady moisture.
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Colorado Agricultural College Experiment Station
W. Paddock
Green House
Grain or corn gacker from prairie farmer description
A Prairie Farmer correspondent describes a handmade grain hopper built from tin scraps and wood. Riveted sides and front form a 6 by 8 inch box, with three inch strips at the bottom and corner hooks for hanging a sack. A three foot back piece with holes aids top fill, hung on a post spike for rapid sack filling.
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Prairie Farmer
Look to the Gutters This Fall
A brief notice urges homeowners to inspect gutters and downspouts as leaves accumulate. It emphasizes checking the house or barn for blockages, leaks, and need for cleaning to prevent water damage. Strong guidance for property upkeep with practical, seasonal warns.
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